Locals begin effort to recall Medellin
Efforts to recall Madera Mayor Andy Medellin are moving forward, according to longtime resident Vickie Sloan. A core group of residents was working together, and very serious about the action, she said. The response from the general public had been surprising good, and in favor of his recall, according to Sloan and others. Sloan, a […]
Manfredi sought to consult
The Madera City Council Wednesday evening will vote on whether to hire Ronald J. Manfredi of Madera as a consultant to look at the city’s water rate structure and to serve as a consultant in the hiring of a permanent city administrator. Manfredi, 70, is a former assistant city administrator of Madera, a job at […]
Coyotes open field with win
With some of the Madera Unified School District VIPs in attendance, the Madera Coyotes baseball team didn’t let the re-opening of the new Mel Parker Field begin with a loss. Despite a shaky start, Nikayha Castro tossed four solid inning for the win Saturday while the Coyotes celebrated the re-opening of Mel Parker Field, almost […]
Roth signs to play football
The plan was set for Kaleb Roth before he even stepped foot on the Liberty High School campus four years ago. With a rousing speech during eighth grade promotion ceremonies, Roth was someone to keep an eye on to see what great things he could accomplish in high school. He hasn’t disappointed. Roth will graduate […]
Hawks come back for Div. II victory
The Liberty Hawks girls soccer team came back from a goal down to score twice in a six minute span for a 2-1 victory in the Div. II quarterfinals at Liberty. The fourth-seeded Hawks, despite going 10-0 in the North Sequoia League and ran their league unbeaten streak to 100 straight games against Div. IV […]
Following in the footsteps of a pioneer, role-model and father
“If it wasn’t for my dad, I would’ve never got into it. It was all because of him and what he did,” Isaac Razo said. Louie “The Force” Razo, 63, also known as the Bulldog, was a pioneer in mixed martial arts, but also for his young son. Little did he know, his son would […]
History from 25, 50 years ago in the Week of Feb. 18
25 Years Ago Week of Feb. 18, 1993 TRUSTEES REASSIGN CARTER AND HARPER — Principal Beau Carter and Vice Principal Perry Harper will be reassigned to the position of administrator on special assignment for the remainder of the school year. After the school year ends, Carter will be reassigned as a classroom teacher, and Harper […]
What some will do to save on gas
I don’t know about you, but I have been hearing a lot about the market lately (the stock market, not the super market), about how the market has been going up like the rocket ship that carried Elon Musk’s Tesla roadster into outer space. Some people will go to any lengths to save gas. But […]
Warning from ’65: ‘If I Were The Devil’
(Original excerpt by by Paul Harvey): “If I were the prince of darkness, I’d want to engulf the whole world in darkness and I’d have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I wouldn’t be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — thee. “So, I’d […]
Miles Wallace: Chairman of rebellion
There was no logical reason why Miles Wallace should have supported the creation of Madera County. Unlike Henry Clay Daulton, Thomas Hughes, George Washington Mordecai, or George Goucher, he owned no land north of the San Joaquin River. As far as anyone could tell, he had nothing to gain with the creation of Madera County, […]